KR101493088B1 - Method of providing user interface in communication terminal with a plurality of phone-numbers registered in one category and communication terminal performing the method - Google Patents

Abstract

A method for providing a user interface of a communication terminal using a plurality of telephone numbers registered in one category includes registering a plurality of telephone numbers in a predetermined category of a phone book in which at least one telephone number is stored, The communication terminal searches for a category corresponding to the telephone number of the counterpart communication terminal in the phone book, and when receiving the incoming call signal, the telephone number of the counterpart communication terminal and the telephone number of the counterpart communication terminal belonging to the searched category Display the remaining phone numbers. The method comprising the steps of: searching for a category to which a phone number of the counterpart communication terminal belongs in the phonebook when an attempt is made to call the counterpart communication terminal; and when a call connection with the counterpart communication terminal fails, And performs transmission for the other registered telephone number. It is possible to increase the user's convenience when using the communication terminal.

Telephone number, category, outgoing call, incoming call, communication terminal, plural, telephone number

Description

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a method of providing a user interface of a communication terminal using a plurality of telephone numbers registered in one category, and a communication terminal performing the same. 2. Description of the Related Art METHOD}

The present invention relates to a method of providing a user interface of a communication terminal, and more particularly, to a method of providing a user interface of a communication terminal using a plurality of phone numbers set in one category and a communication terminal performing the same.

Recently, communication terminal products provide various functions and services to satisfy the needs of users.

Recent communication terminal products provide users with a phone book function for storing various phone numbers, so that users no longer use their notebooks or the like, which are used to separately manage phone numbers and the like, and the convenience is increasing.

Generally, users register their name and phone number in a phone book of a communication terminal, and use the name or the like to search for a phone number of a correspondent and to search and transmit a call attempt or text message.

The phone book of the communication terminal is usually configured to store a separate phone number by dividing it into categories such as a mobile phone, a home, and an office for one other person. However, in the conventionally provided phone book data, only one phone number can be registered in one category such as a mobile phone, an office, a house, and a fax. When a plurality of phone numbers are registered in one category, , Or create new phone book data and input it.

In addition, in an office using multiple telephone numbers or an office where a telephone number is randomly changed within a certain number range, the receiving user may experience difficulty in registering the telephone number, Even if registered, it is the same office, but there was inconvenience to use two or more Phonebook data.

Accordingly, an object of the present invention is to provide a method of providing a user interface of a communication terminal using a plurality of telephone numbers set in one category for enhancing user convenience when a plurality of telephone numbers must be registered in the same category of the same name, and communication Terminal.

According to another aspect of the present invention, there is provided a method of providing a user interface for a communication terminal, the method comprising: registering a plurality of phone numbers in a predetermined category of a phone book storing at least one phone number; The method comprising the steps of: retrieving a category corresponding to a phone number of the counterpart communication terminal in the phonebook when receiving an incoming call signal from the counterpart communication terminal; receiving a phone number of the counterpart communication terminal, And displaying the remaining telephone numbers of the communication terminal other than the telephone number of the counterpart terminal. The predetermined category may include at least one of an office, a house, a mobile phone, and a fax machine. When receiving the incoming call signal, displaying the telephone number of the counterpart communication terminal and the remaining telephone numbers other than the telephone number of the counterpart communication terminal belonging to the searched category, And displaying the sender information. Wherein the registering of the plurality of telephone numbers in the predetermined category of the phone book storing the at least one telephone number is performed by registering the plurality of telephone numbers by combining a part of digits of one telephone number of the plurality of telephone numbers and a special code can do. Wherein the step of registering the plurality of telephone numbers in the predetermined category of the phone book storing the at least one telephone number is characterized in that when the plurality of telephone numbers are consecutive telephone numbers, It is possible to register the plurality of telephone numbers by displaying between the lower telephone number and the highest telephone number.

According to another aspect of the present invention, there is provided a method of providing a user interface of a communication terminal, the method comprising: registering a plurality of phone numbers in a predetermined category of a phone book storing at least one phone number; The method comprising the steps of: searching for a category to which a phone number of the counterpart communication terminal belongs in the phonebook when an attempt is made to call the counterpart communication terminal; and if the call connection with the counterpart communication terminal fails, And performing a call to another telephone number registered in the category. Wherein when the call connection with the counterpart communication terminal is unsuccessful, the step of performing call origination to another telephone number registered in the category to which the telephone number of the counterpart communication terminal belongs is performed in a category to which the telephone number of the second counterpart communication terminal belongs It is possible to perform automatic transmission to a registered telephone number after a telephone number of a plurality of registered telephone numbers whose call connection fails. The method according to claim 1, wherein, in the case where a call connection with the counterpart communication terminal is unsuccessful, the step of making a call to another telephone number registered in a category to which the telephone number of the counterpart communication terminal belongs, Displaying the other telephone numbers of the plurality of telephone numbers and informing the user of the telephone numbers of the other telephone numbers; and performing a call to the selected telephone number when receiving an instruction to transmit the selected telephone number from the user. In the case where the call connection with the counterpart communication terminal has failed, the counterpart communication terminal may include one of a case where the counterpart communication terminal is busy, a connection failure on the communication system, and a case where the counterpart communication terminal does not respond to the call attempt. The category may include at least one category of office, home, mobile phone, fax.

According to another aspect of the present invention, there is provided a communication terminal including a storage unit and a control unit. The storage unit stores at least one phone number, and stores phone book data including a plurality of phone numbers registered in a predetermined category. When receiving the call signal from the first counterpart communication terminal, the control unit searches the phonebook for a category corresponding to the phone number of the first counterpart communication terminal and notifies the phone number of the first counterpart communication terminal When the second communication terminal attempts to make a call, the storage unit searches the category to which the phone number of the second communication terminal belongs, When the second communication terminal fails to establish a communication with the second communication terminal, the second communication terminal transmits a call to another telephone number registered in the category to which the telephone number of the second communication terminal belongs. The control unit may perform automatic transmission to a telephone number registered after the telephone number in which the call connection fails, among the plurality of telephone numbers registered in the category to which the telephone number of the second counterpart terminal belongs. The control unit displays the remaining phone numbers of the plurality of phone numbers registered in the category to which the phone number of the second counterpart terminal belongs and the phone number of which the call connection has failed and notifies the user of the phone number, The control unit can control to transmit the selected telephone number.

According to the present invention, when a plurality of telephone numbers are registered in one category (for example, an office, a mobile phone, a house, a facsimile, etc.) and the call fails to a specific telephone number registered in one specific category, You can automatically connect to another phone number. In addition, the convenience of the communication terminal user can be improved by providing a user interface that shows the remaining phone numbers registered in the category related to the incoming phone number, without searching for the phonebook in addition to the incoming phone number in the incoming call.

While the invention is susceptible to various modifications and alternative forms, specific embodiments thereof are shown by way of example in the drawings and will herein be described in detail. It is to be understood, however, that the invention is not to be limited to the specific embodiments, but includes all modifications, equivalents, and alternatives falling within the spirit and scope of the invention. Like reference numerals are used for like elements in describing each drawing.

The terms first, second, etc. may be used to describe various components, but the components should not be limited by the terms. The terms are used only for the purpose of distinguishing one component from another. For example, without departing from the scope of the present invention, the first component may be referred to as a second component, and similarly, the second component may also be referred to as a first component. And / or < / RTI > includes any combination of a plurality of related listed items or any of a plurality of related listed items.

The terminology used herein is for the purpose of describing particular embodiments only and is not intended to be limiting of the invention. The singular expressions include plural expressions unless the context clearly dictates otherwise. In the present application, the terms "comprises" or "having" and the like are used to specify that there is a feature, a number, a step, an operation, an element, a component or a combination thereof described in the specification, But do not preclude the presence or addition of one or more other features, integers, steps, operations, elements, components, or combinations thereof.

Hereinafter, preferred embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings. Hereinafter, the same reference numerals will be used for the same constituent elements in the drawings, and redundant explanations for the same constituent elements will be omitted.

Hereinafter, a process of registering a telephone number according to an embodiment of the present invention and performing a telephone call and an incoming call using the same will be described in detail with reference to FIGS. 1A to 1C.

1A shows a screen for registering a plurality of telephone numbers in one category according to an embodiment of the present invention.

1A, a method of registering a telephone number in a portable terminal can be used when a plurality of telephone numbers are set under one category of one name. That is, in the office of KTF, if ten numbers of "031-999-0000" to "031-999-0009" are used, according to the present invention, it is possible to register all ten telephone numbers under the category of office .

In this embodiment, the registration method is also simple. Instead of inputting all ten telephone numbers one by one, all ten numbers can be registered by one input as shown in FIG. 1A, such as "031-999-000 * . As another example, five telephone numbers from "031-999-0001" to "031-999-0005" can be registered by one input such as "031-999-0001 * 5 ".

As another example, for an office using 100 numbers from "031-999-0000" to "031-999-0099", enter "031-999-00 **" to register all 100 numbers at once can do. In addition, when it is desired to register a plurality of non-consecutive numbers, a plurality of numbers may be registered between the numbers and numbers by using symbols such as "+ ", & & &

Hereinafter, how a plurality of numbers registered in one category are used will be described.

FIG. 1B shows a display window of a communication terminal showing an operation of making a call using a plurality of telephone numbers registered in one category according to an embodiment of the present invention.

In FIG. 1B, when there are a plurality of telephone numbers registered in the office of the KTF, a call is made to the first registered number "031-999-0001 ". If the call connection fails, Is displayed. In this case, the call connection failure means a case where the counterpart communication terminal is in a call, a connection failure on the communication system, or a counterpart communication terminal does not respond to a call attempt.

Here, when the user selects to make a call with "031-999-0002" which is the next number of "031-999-0001", the communication terminal according to the present invention makes a call to "031-999-0002". In FIG. 1B, when a call connection fails with respect to one number, a screen is displayed in which a call connection to the next terminal is tried after waiting for a response from the user. However, according to another embodiment of the present invention, The call connection to the next terminal is automatically attempted without waiting for a response from the user.

As described above, according to the present invention, when a calling party has a plurality of telephone numbers, if a telephone number is not connected to one telephone number, the user attempts to connect to another telephone number, thereby reducing the need for the user to search for another number , Thereby maximizing user convenience.

1C shows a display window upon reception of a communication terminal when a plurality of telephone numbers are registered in one category according to an embodiment of the present invention.

1C shows a case where four telephone numbers "031-999-0001" to "031-999-0004" are registered in the office of the KTF and a call signal is received from the number "031-999-0001" Of the communication terminal. That is, when receiving a call signal from a counterpart communication terminal, the communication terminal according to the present invention searches for a category of the counterpart communication terminal in a phonebook stored in the communication terminal, Name, phone number and name of the other communication terminal, as well as the remaining phone numbers other than the phone number of the other communication terminal belonging to the searched category. Accordingly, the user can simultaneously display the remaining phone numbers belonging to the searched category, in addition to the called phone number, to view various caller information besides the called phone number.

2A is an operation flowchart of a communication terminal that performs calling using a plurality of telephone numbers registered in one category according to an embodiment of the present invention.

In Fig. 2A, a case where a user originates (" 031-999-0001 ") (S201) will be described as an example. If the other party answers (Yes in S202), that is, if the call connection is successful, the normal call proceeds (S210) and no other procedure is performed. However, if the other party does not answer (No in S202), that is, if there is a communication or a connection failure on the system, or if a signal is normally received by the other party but the other party does not respond due to intention or absence, It is checked whether the automatic connection to another number set in the telephone line is set (S203), and the call is redirected to another number.

If automatic connection to another number set in the same category is set (Yes in S203), automatic transmission is performed to the next number in the same category (S204). Then, the above-described step 202, and step 203 or step 210 are repeated. If the automatic connection is not established (No in S203), another number in the same category is displayed and the user is asked whether to try to send the number (S205). In the case where the send attempt command is received from the user according to the user's intention (Yes in S206), the call is made to the corresponding number (S207).

FIG. 2B shows an operation flow at the time of incoming of a communication terminal when a plurality of telephone numbers registered in one category according to an embodiment of the present invention.

When the communication terminal of the present invention receives a telephone call from the telephone number "031-999-0002" (S211), it searches the telephone book stored in the communication terminal (S212). The communication terminal searches not only the name set for the corresponding number but also the category. At this time, the communication terminal searches for another registered phone number in the category to which the corresponding number belongs (S213). If there is another registered number, information on the corresponding registered number, that is, the name, category, and the like set in the corresponding number is output (S214).

3 is a block diagram illustrating a communication terminal that provides a user interface using a plurality of telephone numbers set in one category according to an embodiment of the present invention.

The communication terminal according to the present invention includes a touch input unit 310, a key input unit 320, a camera module unit 330, a microphone 340, a control unit 350, a storage unit 360, a display unit 370, A transmission / reception unit 380, a transmission / reception unit 390, and the like.

3, the touch input unit 310 receives at least one touch input on a touch input unit from a user, converts the touch input into a form of a potential difference, a capacitance, a wavelength, or an IR light interrupt, (351). The touch input unit 310 includes a touch screen, and may include a touch pad in addition to the touch screen. The touch control unit 351 finally converts the output value of the touch input unit 310 into a coordinate form such as (X, Y), and outputs the converted coordinate form to the central control unit 353.

The touch control unit 351 analyzes information such as a potential difference, a capacitance, a wavelength, or an IR light interruption input from the touch input unit 310 to determine a pressure value to be applied upon touch input from the user and outputs the determined pressure value to the central control unit 353 Output.

The key input unit 320 receives a key input from a user on a keypad, converts the key input into a key code corresponding to the key input, and outputs the converted key code to the central control unit 353. [ Here, the key input unit 320 may be omitted when the portable terminal device according to the present invention is implemented as a front touch screen.

The camera module unit 330 converts the photographed image image into a form of image data that can be displayed through image processing, and outputs the image data to the central control unit 353. The camera module unit 330 may include a camera (not shown) and an image processing unit (not shown) including a CMOS image sensor or a CCD image sensor.

The microphone 340 converts the ambient sound of the user and / or the user into an electrical signal form and outputs the electrical signal to the central control unit 353.

The central control unit 353 of the present invention searches for the name and the category set in the number of the counterpart communication terminal in the phonebook of the communication terminal when receiving the incoming signal from the counterpart communication terminal, When a call is made to the counterpart communication terminal, the storage unit searches for a category of the counterpart of the counterpart communication terminal and notifies the counterpart communication terminal of the phone number of the counterpart communication terminal And in case of failure, performs transmission for another telephone number set in the category to which the counterpart communication terminal belongs.

The central control unit 353 receives a key code from the key input unit 320 and performs at least one of character input corresponding to the key code, numeric input, image processing apparatus setting change, image processing apparatus setting display, and application execution can do.

The central control unit 353 receives the image data from the camera module unit 330 and stores the image data in the storage unit 360 in the form of an image file that can be recognized in a file system such as FAT16 or FAT32, You can perform operations such as deleting, renaming, and moving the folder position on the file, adjusting the image brightness, adjusting the color of the image, and post-processing such as inserting characters into the image.

The central control unit 353 receives an electrical signal from the microphone 340, converts the electrical signal into an electrical signal that can be transmitted through voice processing, and outputs the converted electrical signal to the transmission / reception unit 390.

The central control unit 353 receives an electrical signal corresponding to the voice of the other party from the transmission / reception unit 390, converts the electrical signal into an electrical signal that can be output as an audio signal through voice processing, and outputs the converted result to the speaker 380 Can be output.

The storage unit 360 includes phonebook data for storing at least one phone number. A plurality of telephone numbers can be set in one category of phone book data.

The storage unit 360 also receives and stores at least one of the setting information of the image processing apparatus, the operating system execution information, and the application execution information from the central control unit 353. The central processing unit 353 receives the setting information, And outputs at least one of execution information and application execution information to the central control unit 353. [

The display unit 370 receives the image data from the central control unit 353 and outputs the image data on the screen of the image processing apparatus. The display unit 250 may be implemented using a display device such as a liquid crystal display (LCD).

The speaker 380 receives an electrical signal from the central control unit 353, converts the electrical signal into sound, and outputs the sound.

The transceiver 390 receives a transmittable electrical signal corresponding to a user and / or a sound around the user from the central controller 353, and can transmit the transmittable electrical signal to the counterpart communication terminal through a wired or wireless network.

The transceiver 390 receives an electrical signal corresponding to the voice of the other party through the wired or wireless network from the counterpart terminal, and outputs the electrical signal corresponding to the voice of the other party to the central controller 353.

The touch screen control unit 351 and the central control unit 353 according to the present invention may be implemented as a single semiconductor chip by being implemented as one block like the control unit 350. [

In another embodiment of the present invention, the touch screen input unit 310 and the touch screen control unit 351 may be implemented as one block, such as a touch screen module unit (not shown). For example, the touch screen control unit 351 may be manufactured together with the same semiconductor process as the touch screen input unit 310 manufacturing process.

3, a mobile communication terminal having a touch screen as an example of a communication terminal providing a user interface using a plurality of telephone numbers set in one category according to an embodiment of the present invention has been exemplarily described, The present invention is not limited thereto.

The communication terminal described above includes various communication devices such as a personal digital assistant (PDA) having a telephone function, a portable multimedia player (PMP), an MP3 player, etc. as well as a mobile communication terminal do. In addition, the communication terminal described above may include a wired communication terminal as well as a wireless communication terminal.

It will be understood by those skilled in the art that various changes in form and details may be made therein without departing from the spirit and scope of the invention as defined in the appended claims. It will be possible.

FIG. 1A is a diagram illustrating an input window screen for registering a plurality of telephone numbers in one category according to an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 1B is a view showing a display window of a communication terminal showing an operation of making a call using a plurality of telephone numbers registered in one category according to an embodiment of the present invention.

1C is a diagram showing a display window at the time of incoming of a communication terminal when a plurality of telephone numbers registered in one category according to an embodiment of the present invention.

2A is an operation flowchart of a communication terminal that performs calling using a plurality of telephone numbers registered in one category according to an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2B is a diagram illustrating an operation flow at the time of incoming of a communication terminal when a plurality of telephone numbers registered in one category according to an embodiment of the present invention.

3 is a block diagram illustrating a communication terminal providing a user interface using a plurality of telephone numbers set in one category according to an embodiment of the present invention.

Description of the Related Art [0002]

310: touch input unit 320: key input unit

330: camera module section 340: microphone

350: control unit 360: storage unit

370: Display section 380: Speaker

390: Transmitting /

Claims (18)

Registering a plurality of telephone numbers in a predetermined category of a phone book in which at least one telephone number is stored; Retrieving a category corresponding to a phone number of the counterpart communication terminal in the phonebook when receiving a call signal from the counterpart communication terminal; And Displaying the telephone number of the counterpart communication terminal and the remaining telephone numbers other than the telephone number of the counterpart communication terminal belonging to the searched category when receiving the incoming call signal. The method as claimed in claim 1, wherein the predetermined category includes at least one of an office, a house, a mobile phone, and a fax machine. The method according to claim 1, wherein, when receiving the incoming call signal, displaying the telephone number of the counterpart communication terminal and the remaining telephone numbers other than the telephone number of the counterpart communication terminal belonging to the searched category And displaying caller information including a name set in the phone number of the counterpart communication terminal. The method of claim 1, wherein registering the plurality of telephone numbers in a predetermined category of the phone book storing the at least one telephone number And registering the plurality of telephone numbers by combining a special code and a part of digits of one telephone number of the plurality of telephone numbers. 5. The method of claim 4, wherein registering the plurality of telephone numbers in a predetermined category of the phone book in which the at least one telephone number is stored Wherein when the plurality of telephone numbers are consecutive telephone numbers, the plurality of telephone numbers are registered by expressing the consecutive telephone numbers using a special code indicating that consecutive numbers of the special codes are consecutive. Of the user interface. Registering a plurality of telephone numbers in a predetermined category of a phone book in which at least one telephone number is stored; Searching for a category to which the phone number of the counterpart terminal belongs in the phonebook when an attempt is made to call to the counterpart communication terminal; And And performing a call to another phone number registered in a category to which the phone number of the counterpart communication terminal belongs when the call connection with the counterpart communication terminal fails. The method as claimed in claim 6, wherein when the call connection with the counterpart communication terminal is unsuccessful, the step of performing the call for another phone number registered in the category to which the counterpart phone number belongs, Wherein the automatic communication is performed with a phone number registered after a phone number of which communication connection fails, among a plurality of phone numbers registered in the category to which the phone number of the counterpart communication terminal belongs. The method as claimed in claim 6, wherein when the call connection with the counterpart communication terminal is unsuccessful, the step of performing the call for another phone number registered in the category to which the counterpart phone number belongs, Displaying other telephone numbers of the plurality of telephone numbers registered in the category to which the telephone number of the counterpart communication terminal belongs and informing the user of the telephone numbers; And And performing a call to the selected telephone number when receiving an instruction to call the selected telephone number from the user. 7. The method as claimed in claim 6, wherein if the call connection with the counterpart communication terminal fails, Wherein the counterpart communication terminal includes one of a connection failure on the communication system when the counterpart communication terminal is in a call state and a case where the counterpart communication terminal does not respond to a call attempt. The method as claimed in claim 6, wherein the category includes at least one of an office, a house, a mobile phone, and a fax. 7. The method of claim 6, wherein registering the plurality of telephone numbers in a predetermined category of the phone book in which the at least one telephone number is stored And registering the plurality of telephone numbers by combining a special code and a part of digits of one telephone number of the plurality of telephone numbers. The method of claim 11, wherein registering the plurality of telephone numbers in a predetermined category of the phone book storing the at least one telephone number Wherein when the plurality of telephone numbers are consecutive telephone numbers, the plurality of telephone numbers are registered by expressing the consecutive telephone numbers using a special code indicating that consecutive numbers of the special codes are consecutive. Of the user interface. A storage unit for storing phone book data including at least one phone number, the phone book data including a plurality of phone numbers registered in a predetermined category; And When receiving an incoming call signal from the first counterpart communication terminal, searching for a category corresponding to the telephone number of the first counterpart communication terminal in the phonebook and comparing the telephone number of the first counterpart communication terminal with the first counterpart, And displays the remaining phone numbers other than the phone number of the counterpart communication terminal. When the call is attempted to the second counterpart communication terminal, the storing unit searches the category to which the phone number of the second counterpart terminal belongs, And a controller for performing a call for another telephone number registered in a category to which the telephone number of the second counterpart terminal belongs when the call connection with the terminal fails. The communication terminal according to claim 13, wherein the category includes at least one of an office, a house, a mobile phone, and a fax machine. 14. The apparatus of claim 13, wherein the control unit Wherein the automatic calling is performed with a telephone number registered next to a telephone number in which a call connection fails, among a plurality of telephone numbers registered in the category to which the telephone number of the second counterpart terminal belongs. 14. The apparatus of claim 13, wherein the control unit The mobile communication terminal displays the remaining phone numbers other than the phone number in which the call connection fails, among the plurality of phone numbers registered in the category to which the phone number of the second counterpart terminal belongs, and notifies the user of the phone number, And controls to transmit the telephone number to the selected telephone number. 14. The method of claim 13, wherein the plurality of telephone numbers Wherein the telephone number is registered in the storage unit by combining a digits of a telephone number of one of the plurality of telephone numbers and a special code. 18. The method of claim 17, wherein the plurality of telephone numbers Wherein when the plurality of telephone numbers are consecutive telephone numbers, the consecutive telephone numbers are represented using the special codes indicating that the special codes are consecutive, and are registered in the storage unit.

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